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This was his third time in prison. Release and death. Jung was due to be released in November 2014, but was released early, on June 2, 2014, after nearly 20 years. In 2016, he was jailed for a federal supervision violation, then released from a halfway house in 2017.
May 9, 2021 · May 9, 2021. George Jung, a cocaine smuggler who, at the height of his criminal career in the 1970s and ’80s, reaped millions of dollars a day from running drugs through the notorious Medellín...
Jun 3, 2014 · Tuesday 03 June 2014 17:33 BST. Comments. George Jung – the cocaine smuggler portrayed by Johnny Depp in Blow – has been released from prison, after nearly two decades. The 71-year-old left...
Apr 23, 2023 · After testifying, George Jung was released. However, he simply couldn’t stay away from the thrill of the drug business and took a smuggling job with an old friend. Unfortunately, that friend was working with the DEA. Jung was busted again in 1995 and went to prison in 1997.
Jun 3, 2014 · George Jung, the longtime cocaine smuggler made famous in the 2001 film Blow, was released Monday after nearly two decades in prison. Those accustomed to Johnny Depp's depiction of the drug...
Mar 1, 2024 · Jung was released from prison on June 2, 2014, after serving nearly 20 years of his sentence. A combination of good behavior and his participation in a substance abuse program contributed to a reduction in his sentence.
Jun 3, 2014 · By Julian Kimble. Jun 03, 2014. COMMENT. Complex Original. Image via Complex Original. George "Boston George" Jung, known for work with Pablo Escobar 's Medellín Cartel , is out of prison after...
